students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in alabama attended the college . meridian is served by the meridian @ - @ lauderdale county public library , located at the corner of 7th street and 26th avenue . the city originally had two carnegie libraries , both built in 1913 – one for blacks and one for whites . a group of women had formed the fort ##night ##ly book and magazine club in the 1880s and began raising money to build a library for the city . the books they collected and shared within the club were later the basis of the library collection for meridian . with wide support for the library , the club enlisted israel marks , a city leader , to
students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in alabama attended the college. meridian is served by the meridian @ - @ lauderdale county public library, located at the corner of 7th street and 26th avenue. the city originally had two carnegie libraries, both built in 1913 – one for blacks and one for whites. a group of women had formed the fortnightly book and magazine club in the 1880s and began raising money to build a library for the city. the books they collected and shared within the club were later the basis of the library collection for meridian. with wide support for the library, the club enlisted israel marks, a city leader, to